The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-06
GENERAL onsERYArInNs.

Tho oct 10 REGULATE commerce has now been IN
operation nearly eight muuths Quo Immediate
elcci Eas 70 cause inconycnicn,c IN many quar-
tcn aud even YET the husiuCss of some paris OF the
country IL not fully adjusted 10 II. some oarrloYs
Hlsu arr not ~ yet IN their operations Cpuiorin ing
IN all respects 70 H. spirit and purpose NoyeFthc
les the commission feels justified IN saying that
the act has in general been bvncdcial. In some
particulars, a. Ne understand has asp been the
case With similar statutes In some Of the Statcs 10
has oIFmled diuClly Ia inrnatc rillnnad earning,
especially In The cutting 0 ul ifcc pscs on later
state passenger trafc. and ln putting an cnd e. re
bate drawbacks aud special mites upon frcirht
business. The results 81 the Law IN these rcspccis
are also cmincutE tausiactuy ~ the general pub
c certainly 10 an Who had not hocu wont tn profit
by special ur personal advantages IN connection
with the abnluou Of the pHe ~ stem there has bcun
some reduction In passenger inr,s cfpsriaily IN tho
chargU made inf mllotrc urtcts M tho Northwest.
The .cciion u the country where tho are perhaps
mot employed.
Trlighi uan1 iorihc year has been exceptionally
larsv 10 volume AMI d believed uha,c laru in n1
suall dcgrc stimulated by u growing confidence
that The days of p.hafos aud speclI mites wer,
ended snl that oprn ritos on al equal iasis Wer,,
uuW offend o. al CUmcnL The rl1oK action of
tbs Development NJ confidence among business
men has tecn hirhly favorable 10 the mods
~ siinc localities uic PASSAGE ui the act was
made theuccasaiun on The part oi dissatisfied AMI
shurislrhird inilulHd manrrtrs Tor new raarfl0us.
thtonFh ad.ryci ri,ing VI rato. b, chanrc Ia class
ihcaton sod othrrsi,r. The manifestation al tho
spirit which Induced such action + nov Int soi
dom observed. and the wrrnrs rrauit.nf irnin Ia
nave ~ Etuefal uHsn ouffvfiud The etc { Of Tire
uIafaiiuu oi the fourth sycilou his been aneclaliy
described above, aud tie comm elun fpitnts IL
tbh place ~ opinion that. however serious NAV
have lssn Tho results IN some cfcs the general e.
igci hh, been heuehcinl Tho changes n class. acn.
ton made since hu act tunk Cn.Ot has been liz tho
diWctpn ~ rrTl'Cr uniformity. and hayr nial IN
gcnyml, it Il bello'cd, been concessions " business
iuttnHiA
The icnicnry ~ mics has been downward. aud
they have seldom hUtu permanently advanced ~.
c'rt whoa excessive competition he'd ndugld them
O. points ~ which they could uUt we'll l.. main.
thiunl No destructive nttc VA. have oCsuucd.
hui Increased stability In mates hHs tended lu Tho
dinvi.un uf stability IN general hulndsH. Thrnr b.
tull, however, rtunt mischief frsultinf ffum frr.
qucut 'laup. in Twilight uio on che Iau Of fomc
cumfduiof, changes that Ia spmc cases 10 q am.
cult ~ suggest cfcuHn f1r.
The H,uuml RESULTS ui tho law lave tocn In I'm.
porant Nays ntuuhlC to bath The fuids nnd the
IuhlCi while She comparatively few complaint
that have hfn hltul % o. fiHulH uru either made
With imprIlcyt EuUNlCdgc II the ilrt on spring
Hum The remembrance ~ pfur'.uCs which t.lc law
was deliberately framed ~ put hu end to.